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NewsLiving links with Fireworks for Blood Ties
Living has struck a deal with distributor Fireworks International to acquire 22 x 60-minute Canadian supernatural crime thriller Blood Ties.
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NewsDropping kids pays off for ITV
ITV1's controversial decision to drop its weekday CITV strand has led to a surge in viewers, with the commercial network's share for the 3.30pm to 5pm slot more than doubling.
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Warner and Buena Vista rivals team up to launch indie
Two former rival executives from Warner Brothers International Television and Buena Vista International Television have teamed up to create a London-based indie.
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ITV to develop music formats with Globe
ITV Productions' entertainment department is developing a raft of music-based programmes after joining forces with Globe, the production arm of Universal Music.
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UKTV's new chief plans to diversify
UKTV's incoming chief executive, David Abraham, has said that UKTV Gold relies too much on classic sitcoms.
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NewsHeggessey: indies can earn more from rights
Talkback Thames chief executive Lorraine Heggessey has suggested an X-Factor broadband channel as an example of one of the ways indies can extract more value from the new terms of trade.
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NewsShaps moves swiftly to recommission hits
ITV director of television Simon Shaps has demonstrated his confidence in his current slate by recommissioning three big new shows.
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NewsLife on Mars writers reveal new projects
The co-creators of Life on Marsare developing two new dramas for the BBC and ITV1 under their newly formed indie Monastic Productions.
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NewsPact lobbies MPs in kids campaign
Pact has stepped up its campaign to save kids TV after pressing MPs to launch an urgent review into funding for children's programming.
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NewsBennett wades into Saturday Kitchen row
Director of BBC Vision Jana Bennett will look into the Saturday Kitchenphone-in furore and prepare a dossier for director general Mark Thompson.
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NewsOn location - Kitchen Confidential
How did Five's two-part drama set in a Glasgow restaurant manage to serve up a gourmet dish on a greasy-spoon budget? Executive producer Douglas Rae spills the beans.
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NewsIcstis to probe Saturday Kitchen claims
Premium rate phone line regulator Icstis has launched a formal investigation into the BBC's Saturday Kitchenfollowing claims some pre-recorded shows were still encouraging callers to phone in.
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NewsParents value kids TV, Pact tells MPs
Pact has presented a parliamentary select committee with evidence that homegrown kids programming contributes to the UK's cultural identity, as it attempts to get MPs to join its campaign to save kids TV.
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NewsBBC: Saturday Kitchen will now be live
The BBC has decided that every episode of its cookery show Saturday Kitchenwill be broadcast live following recent claims that some pre-recorded programmes still encouraged viewers to call in.
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NewsPEER POLL: Children's TV
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should Ofcom act to protect children's programming? Click hereto vote.
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Dai4Films hunts new comics for BBC Wales
Dai4Films is to film untapped comic talent in clubs across Wales in Funny Business, a new four-parter for BBC Wales.
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Lion gets to Entertain You again
Lion Television's BBC2 daytime variety show Let Me Entertain Youhas been commissioned for a second series.
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Ladette to Lady gets third outing on ITV1
RDF has been commissioned to make a third series of Ladette to Lady, the ITV1 series which attempts to transform some of Britain's most unrepentant ladettes into perfect ladies.
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UKTV comes home to Colin & Justin
UKTV Style will follow designers Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan as they go on a UK tour showing viewers how to make the most of their home. Starting in September, Colin & Justin's Home Showis a 10 x 60-minute magazine series that will form part ...
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C4 deals out poker foursome
Channel 4 is to cash in on the UK's poker boom with a deck of programmes dedicated to the game later this year.